GEMAB: good news for balloon lovers

GEMAB: good news for balloon lovers

The 19th edition of the Grand Est Mondial Air Ballons will take place from Friday July 25 to Sunday August 03, 2025. The Lorraine-based company Groupe ABC will now preside over the event’s destiny. After event designer Philippe Buron Pilâtre announced the end of...
240 years since Pilâtre de Rozier made history

240 years since Pilâtre de Rozier made history

Paris, November 21, 1783, 11:00 a.m. Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, a native of Metz (Moselle), and the Marquis d’Arlandes took to the skies in a hot-air balloon, opening the way to human flight. On December 1, physicist Jacques Charles and the Robert brothers...
Towards new horizons

Towards new horizons

The Pilâtre de Rozier team welcomed its last classes of primary school pupils to discover the world of the air. The Aéromusée has closed its doors for good. The Pilâtre de Rozier airline has shut down, no longer offering first flights. During November and December,...
Training resumes

Training resumes

With the new European licensing regulations for hot-air balloon pilots came the requirement for qualification training for tethered flights. The Pilâtre de Rozier training center has therefore trained three young pilots who have obtained their qualification. The...
No more first flights

No more first flights

Following our decision to cease organizing the GEMAB, we have also decided to cease the commercial operation of passenger flights in hot-air balloons. The Pilâtre de Rozier airline is ceasing operations. At present, we are unable to recommend a professional in our...